Strengthening Cardiovascular Care Resilience for Healthier Hearts: The RESIL-Card Project
2024 24 May
Prompted by concerns over the substantial disruptions in cardiovascular care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of interventional cardiologists has joined forces with public health and healthcare delivery experts to launch the EU-co-funded RESIL-Card project, which aims to develop a toolkit for resilience assessment to improve preparedness...Read more
Cardiovascular Management in Septic Shock: Optimising Vascular and Cardiac Function
2023 30 Nov
An overview of vasopressor management, current evidence on its use, when to initiate vasopressor therapy for best possible patient outcome and a discussion regarding the use of landiolol in septic patients with persistent tachycardia. Optimising Vasopressin Initiation in Septic Shock Patients with septic shock, and especially...Read more
Training with Simulation in Nursing Care
2023 13 Nov
This article explores whether simulation could be a valuable tool for addressing the shortage of nurses in the healthcare sector and how it can provide realistic and safe learning environments for nursing students and professionals to practice their skills, gain confidence, and receive feedback. Key points Simulation-based learning...Read more
Revolutionising Medicine: The Power of Digital Algorithms in Healthcare
2023 22 May
Medical digital algorithms are computer programs that use complex mathematical equations to analyse data and make predictions about medical conditions. These algorithms have the potential to revolutionise healthcare by improving accuracy, reducing costs, and providing personalised treatment plans. Despite their potential benefits to...Read more
Tachycardia in Sepsis: Friend or Foe?
2023 13 Mar
An overview of tachycardia in sepsis, the importance of rate control and the beneficial effects of beta-blockers. Sepsis and Tachycardia – Aetiologic Factors During sepsis, the sympathetic nervous system plays a key role in maintaining cardiac output and blood pressure. This is achieved through changes...Read more
Radiomics in Cardiovascular Imaging: Current Role and Future Perspectives
2023 28 Feb
Radiomics may lead to personalised management and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, which could impact patients’ prognosis. Key Points In recent years, multiple radiomics-based tools have been investigated in the field of cardiovascular imaging. Radiomics may predict outcomes of cardiac diseases without the need of...Read more
Short Acting Beta-Blockers in Critically Ill Patients With Heart Failure
2022 14 Oct
An overview of the clinical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of landiolol for the treatment of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with heart failure and effective heart rate control during arrhythmias. Supraventricular arrhythmias (SVTs) are common in post-operative and cardiac ICUs. SVTs increase the risk of death...Read more
Inotropic Agents for Heart Failure - Wishful Thinking?
2019 26 Aug
Summary: Calcium activation and calcium sensitivity in the failing myocardium. Historically, treatment of heart failure with inotropic agents started with the employment of extracts of foxglove, which contained a mixture of cardiac glycosides. With their low therapeutic margin due to a resulting ionic dysbalance though, cardiac glycosides...Read more
A Value-Based Approach to Atrial Fibrillation
2019 26 Aug
Enhancing Atrial Fibrillation Procedure Flow Garners Profound Results One year ago, Health Management published Aiming to heal 80 percent more hearts through the power of partnership . The article outlined the bold ambitions of Oslo University Hospital – a leading center in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) – to expand access and enhance...Read more
How architectural design is breaking down healthcare silos
2018 22 Sep
Jacobs Institute idea to Reality (i2R) Centre addresses major health crisis. A medical innovation centre shows how a one-stop-shop approach to CVD medical device creation is accelerating impactful results for all stakeholders. There is a global health crisis in cardiovascular disease that will require out-of-the-box thinking, collaborations,...Read more
Capture atrial fibrillation using Preventicus with >95% accuracy
2018 22 Sep
International validation study published in Europace The European Journal of Pacing, Arrhythmias and Cardiac Electrophysiology of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Early detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) is essential for stroke prevention. Emerging technologies such as smartphone...Read more
Update from the European Institutions
2010 31 Jan
The European Commission has announced a new action plan to tackle the debilitating impact of the financial crisis, which it says in a new document, has “wiped out years of economic and social progress and exposed structural weaknesses in Europe's economy”. To achieve a sustainable future, the recently launched Digital Agenda action plan outlines...Read more
An Overview of the Latest Updates from Technology & Industry
2010 31 Jan
Medtronic Data Proves Corevaive Performance New clinical data demonstrate positive long-term performance and durability for the Corevalve transcatheter aortic valve replacement system from Medtronic, Inc. Two-year results from the pivotal 18- French Corevalve multicentre prospective study provide important additional evidence supporting wider...Read more
Diastolic Dysfunction and Diastolic Heart Failure: Part Two – Clinical Applications
2010 31 Jan
Authors Prof. Ernst R. Schwarz (on the left) Dr. Raja Dashti Cedars-sinai. Heart Institute Cedars-sinai Medical Center and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California, U.s. [email protected] In part one of this article, we presented the...Read more
Invasive Cardiology: Effectiveness, Cost and Prospects?
2010 31 Jan
During the last twenty-five years there has been extraordinary progress in the field of invasive cardiology, as well as indisputable improvement in the clinical results regarding the treatment of heart diseases, and especially of ischaemic heart disease. Coronary angioplasty, first alone and subsequently with the use of a variety of stents, has...Read more
Measuring the Effectiveness of Post-Intervention Follow-Up Programmes :
2010 31 Jan
The Case for Coronary Heart Disease Tailored post-intervention follow-up programmes for patients are key in ensuring the quality of patient care and completing the treatment cycle. In this article, we look at the case for coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, and discuss the results of a study carried oout at the Latvian Centre of Cardiology...Read more
Carotid Endovascular Interventions: Patient Selection, Devices, Techniques and Tips
2010 31 Jan
The search for a conclusive answer to the optimal treatment of patients with asymptomatic or symptomatic carotid artery disease (CAD) is an ongoing and long-lasting debate. The choice between carotid endarterectomy (CEA), carotid artery stenting (CAS) and/or optimal medical therapy to treat patients with CAD, depends on their risk profile. Re...Read more
Results of the Syntax Trial: What it Means for Interventional Cardiologists
2010 31 Jan
The introduction of sirolimus drug eluting stents (DES) in 2002 to Erasmus University Hospital was designed to improve outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularisation (PCI). These stents markedly reduced the incidence of restenosis – a breakthrough indeed, since a long series of earlier trials, conducted in part at the Thoraxcenter,...Read more
Interview with Dr. Ralph Brindis: President-Elect of the American College of Cardiology
2010 31 Jan
Dr. Ralph Brindis joined Kaiser Permanente in 1653 and is a luminary in the field of invasive cardiology. Among his many roles, he is Regional Senior Advisor for Cardiovascular Diseases for Northern California Kaiser. He serves on many California State and national task forces, boards and committees that focus on improving the quality of care of...Read more
Cardiological Risk Factors in Childhood Obesity: Impact on Emergency Care Services
2010 31 Jan
Childhood obesity is increasing in prevalence worldwide. In the United States, studies estimate that among children ages six to nineteen, 16.5 percent are overweight (body mass index [BMI] 85th to 94th percentile for age and gender) and 17.1 percent are obese (BMI ≥ 95th percentile for age and gender) (Ogden et al. 2006). This trend will likely...Read more
The European Patient Monitoring Market :Life-Saving Technology Evolving at a Rapid Pace
2010 31 Jan
Patient monitoring is vital to many aspects of healthcare, in operatin g rooms, intensive care and critical care units as well as step-down units. Products vary from specialised single-parameter instruments to monitors with the ability to measure multiple parameters and interface with other devices. This article reviews the current status and likely...Read more
Facing the Press: Effective Media Training for Health Managers
2010 31 Jan
Imagine you are a hospital manager about to appear on TV to answer allegations over lapses in patient safety. You have never been on TV before, but you pride yourself on your communication skills. (You really know your subject and have been invited to lecture all over the world.) In the studio, you find yourself competing for airtime against an...Read more
Overview of the Healthcare System
2010 31 Jan
According to the annual Euro Health Consumer Index, the Netherlands has the best healthcare system in Europe. It topped the European survey for the second year running scoring highly in waiting times for patients, e-health and access to medication. Many also believe that system in the Netherlands is a good model for healthcare in the U.S. This article provides...Read more
A Snapshot of the Netherlands Society for Cardiology: History & Current Activities
2010 31 Jan
In this interview, Dr. M.C.G. Daniëls, President of the Netherlands Society for Cardiology, and Prof. dr. E.E. van der Wall tell Cardiology Management about the origins and current activities of this society. Firstly, Prof. van der Wall tells us about the society’s history and background. DG: Please tell us about the origins of the NVVC....Read more
Practicing Cardiology in the Netherlands: Viewpoint of the Department Chief
2010 31 Jan
In this interview, Cardiology Management speaks to Prof. Dr. Maarten L. Simoons, an eminent specialist in the field of cardiology and past president of the European Society of Cardiology, about what it is like to lead the country’s largest and busiest department of cardiology. How did you come to be interested in cardiology, and what are your...Read more
E-Prescribing in the Netherlands: A Foundational Step in the Road to National E-Health
2010 31 Jan
As Europe moves from national healthcare IT programmes towards full-fledged e-health services, many experts see e-prescribing as a key foundational step. There is a strong business case, accompanied by equally strong perceptions, that improving the prescribing and medication management process with IT will directly reduce errors, increase service...Read more
Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging: Clinical & Research Applications
2010 31 Jan
In the early stages of formation of atheroma, the remodeling of the vessel wall usually prevents plaque from encroaching on the lumen, thereby masking the presence of atheroma on angiography. In contrast, grayscale intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can fully assess the extension of the disease axially and longitudinally. Thus, intravascular imaging...Read more
Shrinking the Gaps: E-Health and Cardiology
2010 04 Jan
According to Moore’s law (named after Intel cofounder Gordon E. Moore), computer capacity increases exponentially, approximately doubling every two years. Two decades ago, for many medical professionals, a computer was still a novelty. Nowadays, an office without one looks bare, incomplete. The healthcare industry has been slow to adopt this...Read more
Update From the European Institutions
2010 04 Jan
Spain Takes Over Presidency of EU Council Spain has pledged to drive forward the realisation of the European Research Area (ERA) during its six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU, which started on January 1st. Innovation and equality are at the heart of the Spanish Presidency programme, explained Science and Innovation Minister Cristina...Read more
Applications of Telecardiology: Recommendations for its Use in Practice
2010 04 Jan
Cardiovascular diseases play a major role in general morbidity and disability, representing one of the major burdens to our healthcare system. Telemedicine can reduce the pressure on medical experts, who are limited in number, and extend their expertise to patients in isolated or remote locations. Telemedicine appears particularly promising in...Read more
